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Ranmah



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 10:43 am Reply with quote
I just got this info from my mom (PhD: Electrical Engineering).

This article explains the properties of Reflective Camouflage (ie. Ghost in the Shell and Predator). I'm sure all of you guys saw this article somewhere. In case you haven't here is the link:
http://projects.star.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/projects/MEDIA/xv/oc.html

What's even cooler, they made a reference to Masamune Shirow. How cool is that.

Just something you guys might like.

Ranmah
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one3rd



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 12:41 pm Reply with quote
But in GITS it works without the elaborate projection setup. Wink
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xxmiyuxx



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 2:05 pm Reply with quote
one3rd wrote:
But in GITS it works without the elaborate projection setup. Wink

Yes, I too was dissapointed in the discription. It's just not as kewl unless I can run naked through the streets wearing the coat and noone would see me...hehehe!! Laughing
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Tenchi



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 3:04 pm Reply with quote
I've seen that before... it won't even work unless you're looking at it from exactly the right distance and angle, otherwise, what's being displayed on the clothing won't match up with what's in the background.
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abunai
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 3:18 pm Reply with quote
xxmiyuxx wrote:
one3rd wrote:
But in GITS it works without the elaborate projection setup. Wink

Yes, I too was dissapointed in the discription. It's just not as kewl unless I can run naked through the streets wearing the coat and noone would see me...hehehe!! Laughing

Tell you what... You run naked through the streets, and I'll pretend I didn't see a thing.

- abunai
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syr



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 5:39 pm Reply with quote
Old..
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JETBLACK87



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 8:44 pm Reply with quote
I had seen the site before...but I also saw a thing about it on The History Channel. It looks cool, but like people said, at the moment it's not very practical.
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Ken Hayashi



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 9:38 pm Reply with quote
JETBLACK87 wrote:
..... on The History Channel ...


Ha ha ha ha. Is it that old already? Laughing

Well, yea, read about it before some time ago. About a demonstration is science class by a lecturer.
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xxmiyuxx



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 11:12 pm Reply with quote
Hahaha...i'lll hold you to that!!
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littlegreenwolf



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 12:17 am Reply with quote
I saw this a while before too. It's not really that impressive at the moment, but if they keep at it, it'd be intresting to see how much they progress in ten years or so.
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Haiseikoh 1973



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 5:44 pm Reply with quote
JETBLACK87 wrote:
I had seen the site before...but I also saw a thing about it on The History Channel. It looks cool, but like people said, at the moment it's not very practical.


I remeber it being on an old Discovery Program called "On the Inside." Something about Non-Lethal Weaponry.

They used it in a scenario where a family blockaded themselves in a farmhouse. Part of the tactics used by the Raid team was to have spotters in "Therm-Optic Camo" scope out the place, while other spotters and an APC decked out in Therm-Optics slowly move up to the house.

The idea was that while you cannot see the Therm-Optic Camo guys from far away, but somewhat close-up, you could make out bodylines and heat waves that don't look "natural" against the landscape.
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Ranmah



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 10:48 pm Reply with quote
well...It seems all of you have heard of this.

I'm glad everyone has some opinions about this.

Ranmah
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